Argument Essay, Research Day 2

Objectives:

1. Students will be able to write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
2. Students will be able to introduce claims, acknowledge and distinguish the claims from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
3. Students will be able to support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
4. Students will be able to conduct short research projects to answer a question.
5. Students will be able to gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources.
6. Students will be able to use verbs to demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar when writing or speaking.

Essential Skills: 

1. Students will be able to compose an essay incorporating a thesis statement, transitions, and supporting evidence/details.
2. Students will be able to write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

I Can Statements:

• I can use several sources to answer a question.
• I can find information from digital sources.
• I can cite sources.
• I can paraphrase information.
• I can identify verbals (gerunds and infinitives) in example sentences.

IPI: Level 4
Bloom's: Level 2

Task List:

1. Students will indentify the gerund phrases and infinitive phrases in example sentences on the board.
2. We will examine good/bad thesis statement examples together as a class and discuss the differences.
3. Students will record their topic, position, arguments, and counter-argument in preparation for composing their thesis statements tomorrow. Note: This worksheet will be due at the end of class today.
4. Students will continue researching their chosen/assigned topics.

Resources:

• Class Calendar
• Source Sheet
• Argument Paper Topics
• Thesis Template
• Thesis Examples

Rubric:

• Argumentative Essay -Student Version